February 8, 2013 9:37 — 1 Comment

Drs. Anthony Asher and Matthew McGirt of N2QOD Discuss Collection of Spine Patient Data

The National Neurosurgery Quality and Outcomes Database (N2QOD) is the first nationwide effort to collect data on safety, quality and cost-effectiveness in neurosurgery. The database was launched by the NeuroPoint Alliance (NPA), which was established by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) in 2008. NPA also is supported by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Board of Neurological Surgery, Society of Neurological Surgeons and AANS/CNS Joint Section on Spine & Peripheral Nerves.

N2QOD was formally launched in February 2012 and currently has 31 sites under contract. About 500 patients per month are enrolled from 46 hospitals in 24 states. In this article in Becker’s Spine Review, Vice President of the NPA Board of Directors and Director of N2QOD Anthony Asher, MD, FAANS, FACS; and Vice Director of N2QOD Matthew McGirt, MD, discuss the database and how to leverage spine surgery data collection for success in the future. For more information, click here to read the full release.

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One Comment

  1. Randy Smith says:
    February 14, 2013 at 9:24 am

    Addressing the cost to join the N2QOD data collection and that a good sized group has to add an FTE to collect and submit data would have been appropriate.

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